Hand-stamp



(No Model.)

H. J. F. WERT.

HAND STAMP.

Patented Aug. `18

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

HENRY J. F. UTERT, OF AUBURN, NEBRASKA.

HAN D-STAVI P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,085, dated August18, 1891.

Application led April 9, 1891. Serial No. 388.272. (No model.)

To a/ZZ wtom. t may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY J. F. WERT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Auburn, in the county of Nemaha and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHand-Stamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hand-stamps. l

The object of the invention is to provide a revoluble holder with aseries of hand-stamps, said holder also carrying an inking-pad andreceptacle therefor, the whole furnishing a neat and convenient articleof desk furniture.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure l is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the blocksupporting the stamps.l Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the device withthe stampholder removed.

A refers to the base, which is of sufficient thickness to support avertical pivot-pin B, upon which the revoluble stamp-holder is mounted.The stamp-holder consists of the blocks C and C', the upper block Chaving centrally a socket c, which extends beyond said block and has asquared portion, over Which the block C is placed and held. This socketis adapted to receive the pin B and permits the holder to revolvethereon. To the under side of the upper block C are secured a number offiat springs D, the outer ends of Which are bent to provide for theattachment of the ordinary hand-stamps E. The faces of these stamps areformed with different characters or Words which may be used in theordinary course of business, and upon the upper faces of the springsDmaybe noted the subj ect-matter of the stamp carried thereby. Upon thebaseAis secured a rectangular frame a, Within Which is placed theinking-pad G and stamp-bed I-I, and the end of the frame near therevoluble holder is provided With a covering-plate F, under which theinking-pad may be moved when not in use. A helical spring I is attachedto the base and inking-pad holder, the tendency of which is to draw theinking-pad beneath the covering-plate F, at Which time the bed I-I islocated beneath one of the hand-stamps. The inking-pad is held beneaththe path of the hand-stamps by the catch g, carried by the rectangularframe a, engagingapin h, carried by the inking-pad and stamp-bed. Whenit is necessary to use any one of the hand-stamps, it is only necessaryto turn the same. to the inking-pad and ink the face of the type, afterwhich the catch is released to position the bed II beneath the stamp,and the matter to be printed can then be placed upon the bed and thestamp depressed to obtain an impression.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a handstamp, the combination of a base carrying adjacent to oneend a support upon Which is mounted a holder carrying a plurality ofindependent hand-stamps, a slide having an inking-pad which is adaptedto be moved and held either beneath one of the hand-stamps or Within acover attached to the base, substantially as shown, and for the purposeset forth.

2. In combination with a suitable base, means for maintaining thereon arevoluble holder carrying a plurality of hand-stamps, springarmsconnecting said handstamps With the revoluble holder, a slide secured tothe base, said slide having an inking-pad and a platen, a cover beneathVwhich the inkingpad can be located, and a spring secured to the slideand to the base for retracting the slidefand means for holding the slideprojected, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with a base, a revoluble block mounted thereon, aplurality of handstamps radiating from said block and connected theretoby spring-arms Which are removably connected to the block, a frame orguideway attached to the base and provided With a part cover,a slidehavinga platen and inking-pad, and means for holding said slide eitherretracted or projected, for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with a base A, having a TOO vertical pivot-pin B,blocks C and C', having a socket which ts over said pin, one of saidblocks carrying a number of spring-arms D, to the outer ends of whichare secured independent hand-stamps E, together with a rectangular framea, within which is placed the pad G and stamp-bed H, one end of saidframe having a cover F, beneath which the pad is moved, substantially asset forth.

5. In combination With a suitable base, a revoluble block mountedthereon and provided with a number of flat springs D, carryinghand-stamps, a rectangular frame secured to the base within which theinkngpad G and stamp-bed II are located, said pad and bed being normallyheld at one end of the frame by a spring and at the other by a gravitycatch, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix lnysignature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J. F. WERT.

Witnesses:

D. J. Woon, J. S. HETZEL.

